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Assessing Game Balance with AlphaZero - Exploring Alternative Rule Sets in Chess

Yannic Kilcher via YouTube

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Explore a comprehensive analysis of alternative chess rule sets using AlphaZero's artificial intelligence capabilities in this 43-minute video. Delve into the potential impacts of minor rule changes on chess gameplay and strategy, leveraging AlphaZero's ability to achieve superhuman performance within a day of training. Examine nine chess variants with atomic rule changes, comparing their dynamics, piece valuations, and game decisiveness to classical chess. Learn about AlphaZero's functionality and its application in assessing game balance. Investigate specific rule modifications, their effects on opening moves like e4 and Nf3, and the resulting game outcome distributions. Gain insights into the broader implications of using reinforcement learning to study rule-based systems and the creative exploration of chess variants.

Syllabus

- Intro & Overview
- Alternate Chess Rules
- Using AlphaZero to assess rule change outcomes
- How AlphaZero works
- Alternate Chess Rules continued
- Game outcome distributions
- e4 and Nf3 in classic vs no-castling chess
- Conclusions & comments

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Yannic Kilcher

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